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Photo of beaked hawkweed flowers.

Beaked Hawkweed

Hieracium gronovii

Photo of bird's-foot trefoil, close-up of flower cluster.

Bird's-Foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Photo of black medick closeup of cloverlike yellow flowerhead

Black Medick

Medicago lupulina

Photo of black mustard flower cluster

Black Mustard

Brassica nigra

Edible

Photo of buffalo bur flower and leaves.

Buffalo Bur (Kansas Thistle)

Solanum rostratum

Poisonous

Photo of Carolina false dandelion flowerhead.

Carolina False Dandelion

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

Edible

Photo of several cattail flowering stalks

Cattails

Typha spp.

Edible

Photo of celandine poppy plant and flowers

Celandine Poppy (Wood Poppy)

Stylophorum diphyllum

Photo of Chinese yam showing leaves and bulbils

Chinese Yam

Dioscorea oppositifolia (sometimes called D. batatas)

Invasive

Photo of columbine flower closeup

Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Poisonous

Photo of common cinquefoil plants with flowers

Common Cinquefoil

Potentilla simplex

Common dandelion flower head viewed from above

Common Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Edible

Photo of common golden Alexanders plant with flowers

Common Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea

Photo of common ground cherry flower

Common Ground Cherry

Physalis longifolia

Edible

Photo of common St. John’s-wort flower with spent flowers and fruits

Common St. John’s-Wort

Hypericum perforatum

Photo of early buttercup plant with flower

Early Buttercup (Prairie Buttercup)

Ranunculus fascicularis

Photo of eastern prickly pear plant with flowers

Eastern Prickly Pear

Opuntia humifusa (formerly O. compressa)

Edible

Photo of false garlic flowers

False Garlic

Nothoscordum bivalve

Photo of goat's rue showing flower cluster

Goat’s Rue (Hoary Pea)

Tephrosia virginiana

Photo of tall goldenrod plant with flowers

Goldenrods

Solidago spp. (23 species in Missouri)

Photo of several big bluestem seed heads against a blue sky.

Grasses

All true grasses (species in the grass family).

Photo of green dragon plant showing flower and leaves.

Green Dragon

Arisaema dracontium

Poisonous

Photo of green-flowered milkweed showing flowers and leaves.

Green-Flowered Milkweed (Spider Milkweed; Ozark Milkweed)

Asclepias viridis

Photo of ground plum, top of plant, showing flowers and several leaves.

Ground Plum (Milk Vetch)

Astragalus crassicarpus (formerly A. mexicanus)

Edible

Photo of Harvey's buttercup plant with flowers

Harvey’s Buttercup

Ranunculus harveyi

Photo of hispid buttercup plant with flower

Hispid Buttercup

Ranunculus hispidus

Photo of hoary puccoon closeup of flower cluster

Hoary Puccoon (Orange Puccoon)

Lithospermum canescens

Photo of horse nettle flowers and leaves

Horse Nettle

Solanum carolinense

Poisonous

Photo of Indian paintbrush flowers

Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja coccinea

Photo of lance-leaved loosestrife plant with flowers

Lance-Leaved Loosestrife

Lysimachia lanceolata

Photo of bellwort

Large Bellwort

Uvularia grandiflora

Photo of leafy spurge seed heads

Leafy Spurge

Euphorbia esula

Poisonous

Invasive

Photo of long-bracted wild indigo plant with flowers

Long-Bracted Wild Indigo

Baptisia bracteata (formerly B. leucophaea)

Photo of purple meadow parsnip foliage and flowers

Meadow Parsnip

Thaspium trifoliatum

Photo of whorled milkweed flowers.

Milkweeds

Subfamily Asclepiadoideae

Photo of Missouri bladderpod flowers

Missouri Bladderpod

Physaria filiformis (formerly Lesquerella filiformis)

Endangered

Photo of Missouri evening primrose flower with river in distance

Missouri Evening Primrose

Oenothera macrocarpa (formerly O. missouriensis)

Photo of mullein basal leaves

Mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Photo of southern naiad aquatic plant with a penny for scale

Naiads (Water Nymphs; Waterweeds)

Najas spp.

Photo of three ox-eye or false sunflower flowerheads

Ox-Eye (Sunflower Heliopsis; False Sunflower)

Heliopsis helianthoides

Photo of ox-eye daisies in a grassy field

Ox-Eye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare (formerly Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)

Photo of pale corydalis leaves and yellow flowers

Pale Corydalis

Corydalis flavula

Photo of prairie alum root flower stalk with flowers

Prairie Alum Root

Heuchera richardsonii

Photo of prairie parsley flower cluster.

Prairie Parsley

Polytaenia nuttallii

Photo of several reed canary grass plants with flowering heads

Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea

Invasive

Photo of rough-fruited cinquefoil plant and flowers

Rough-Fruited Cinquefoil (Sulphur Cinquefoil)

Potentilla recta

Photo of round-leaved groundsel plant with flower clusters

Round-Leaved Groundsel (Round-Leaved Ragwort)

Packera obovata (formerly Senecio obovatus)

Photo of path rush, closeup showing drying fruits.

Rushes

Juncus spp. and Luzula spp.

Photo of eastern woodland sedge plant growing among leaf litter.

Sedges

Carex, Schoenoplectus, Scirpus, and other genera

Photo of sesbania flowers and foliage

Sesbania (Coffeeweed)

Sesbania herbacea (formerly S. exaltata)

Poisonous

Invasive

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